Paul Farahvar
President and CEO
President and Founder Paul Farahvar is a licensed attorney in the State of Illinois, practicing law,
since 1999. He began his musical endeavors by "discovering" bands before they
were recognized commercially (the Samples, Counting Crowes, Big Head Todd, Dave Matthews Band, to name afew). With that sort of ear
for music, he tried to form bands throughout college and law school at the University of Illinois. After years of
flailing bands, he co-founded Shoeshine Boy, a pop rock band with a focus on vocal flair and substance. Shoeshine Boy
made some minor waves in Illinois as one of the hottest upcoming acts in Chicago and Champaign. They shared the stage
with acts like the Why Store, Freddy Jones Band, Tim Reynolds, Willy Porter, and Blue Mountain.
He gave up playing music (for the most part) to focus on artist development, management, and production, playing lead guitar form time to time for Karma Tease (a local band with members of Liquid Soul, Air This Side of Caution & lead singer Jocelyn Baker). He also performed bass and guitar with various artists in Chicago including Monica Da Silva, Brett Ratner, Chris Buehrle, and most recently, Jeffrey David. He is a partner at the law firm of Cuisinier, Farahvar & Benson, Ltd and sits on the board of advisors for the Chicago Music Commission.
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